The Naked and Famous
The Naked and Famous are a New Zealand indie electronic band from Auckland, formed in 2007. The band currently consists of Alisa Xayalith (vocals, keyboards) and Thom Powers (vocals, guitars).[7]
The Naked and Famous
Auckland, New Zealand
2007–present
- Somewhat Damaged
- Fiction
- Universal Republic
- Island
- Alisa Xayalith
- Thom Powers
- Ben Knapp
- Jordan Clark
- Aaron Short
- Jesse Wood
- David Beadle
The band has released four studio albums: Passive Me, Aggressive You (2010), In Rolling Waves (2013), Simple Forms (2016) and Recover (2020). Since 2012, the band has been based in Los Angeles, California.
Name[edit]
The Naked and Famous took their name from English musician Tricky's song "Tricky Kid", which expressed ambivalence about the notion of celebrity. In the song, Tricky quotes the line "everybody wants to be naked and famous", from The Presidents of the United States of America's song "Naked and Famous".[33]